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A busy week looms for Dunedin city councillors, who will
today participate in a full council meeting, followed by at
least three days of deliberating on the council's draft
annual and long-term budgets, during which some big decisions
must be made - in the light of bad news last week about
Forsyth Barr Stadium finances.

Otago Rugby Football Union board members Wayne Graham and
Laurie Mains are together seeking more than $1 million in
damages from Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull over allegations of
defamation, court documents show.

The Dunedin City Council says it will be forced to consider
more funding to help the company running the Forsyth Barr
Stadium overcome a nearly $2 million loss and debt-servicing
costs it cannot afford to pay.